Mr. Zhao is worthy of being a famous man in Daxia, and he is admired by Zong!"

When Zong Mingdao opened his mouth to praise, his expression had returned to normal, and he turned to look directly at Liu Heng, his eyes blazing, "In ancient times, it was embattled, how can it be compared with today? The three kings of Texas stand side by side, Prince Jing and Prince Li are allied against our Prince Chu, and they are still losing and retreating, even with the Prince Yu of Fengzhou, they can barely resist the edge of our army, such a big situation, which is stronger and which is weaker is already clear at a glance, General Jin and his stubborn resistance, why not understand the righteousness? One left and one right, success or failure is all in the general's thoughts, and I hope the general will think deeply!"

This is equivalent to saying all the threats and temptations in one sentence, and the edge is exposed, Zhao Yi was angry when he heard it, and he was about to open his mouth to refute, but was stopped by Liu Heng, "Finally got to the point, I won't talk nonsense, just ask what benefits can I get from the alliance with Chu?"

Zong Mingdao squinted his eyes, and felt Liu Heng's decisiveness and courage from Liu Heng's directness, and thought for a moment before he replied cautiously: "Prince Chu is the lord of Ming, if the general decides to abandon the darkness and turn to the light and help the prince ascend to the throne of the crown prince, the prince will never be stingy with rewards, and he can be allowed to set up his own door as the prince, a fief of three states, and a hundred thousand private troops!"

He spoke in a sonorous voice, because he knew deeply how tempting this promise was, which was equivalent to promising Liu Heng that he would get a country within a country in the future, and the power was so great that it was simply terrifying, enough to shock.

However, from the faces of the others, he could see more or less surprise, but the main master, General Jin, was unmoved, which made his heart chuckle.

"Since he participated in the dispute between the crown prince, he didn't want to be subservient, so this discussion was only aimed at the tribulation of Prince Chu, and it had nothing to do with the future. In this way, these bearish guarantees are too vain for So-and-so, who still wants to see something real. Liu Heng said indifferently: "If Mr. Zong wants to convince me, let's show some sincerity." ”

Zong Mingdao's face became more and more calm, "What the general wants, I don't understand it very well, and ask the general to draw a charter." ”

Liu Heng looked at Zhao Yi, which was equivalent to giving him the right to speak again, making Zhao Yi unconsciously puff up his chest, "Let me stand by and watch from the Ten Days City, then during the battle between the two sides, the heavy grain and grass of my Ten Days City will be needed for cultivation, and you will double the supply." If I let the Ten Days City ally with you, then you will also double the rewards and pensions, consumption and attack proceeds during the war. In the coming days, the territory of the three states, Yuezhou belongs to my Ten Days City, Texas occupies a small half, and the outer half of Fengzhou. ”

Hearing this, Zong Mingdao and the two junior disciples suddenly widened their eyes with a shocked expression.

But everyone present knew that they had more acting ingredients. Because the price offered by the Ten Days City is not a lion's mouth, this is enough to reflect the sincerity of the negotiation, and it is time for Zong Mingdao to let go of his perfunctory worries.

"Are you insincere?" Zong Mingdao got up angrily, making a posture of wanting to leave the table angrily, and when he saw that no one was anxious or blocked, he also stood firm on his own without embarrassment, "What you need on weekdays, I have only heard of the supply of the amount, when have you ever heard of the truth of doubling the giving? Besides, the territory of the three states is directly divided into half of it, isn't the general afraid that he will eat too much and break his stomach? Even if it is really given to you, can you really eat it?"

Zhao Yi snorted after hearing this, "Whether you stand by or help, it will be a great help to you, if there is no benefit at all, wouldn't it be that we are purely good people, how can there be such a reason in the world." Speaking of territory, as long as you dare to agree, we dare to accept it, and if you can eat it or not, we will not bother you to worry about it. ”

"Aren't you afraid that our prince will be angry and cross your side to ask Prince Han for help!"

"Haha! Prince Han is far away in Huzhou, in Great Xia, and he does not pay attention to the rule of the people, and he is tens of thousands of miles away from the place of the war, if you are not too troublesome, you can go and give it a try!"

Liu Heng no longer paid attention to the controversy between the two sides, closed his eyes and recuperated, and let Zhao Yi lead the people to fight with each other. Anyway, the bottom line has already been set, and Zhao Yi is a smart person who knows how to measure, and this time he just asked for the price, not agreed, so he naturally didn't bother to worry about it, so he was a hands-off shopkeeper.

In the past hour, the prohibition around the small meeting hall was extinguished, the door was opened, and a large number of people came out.

"General, our side is full of sincerity, and I only hope that the general will respond as soon as possible!

Sending the three of them away, the treasure car rolled away, and the three of them looked at Liu Heng and the others deeply, and they didn't get up until they left their sight.

However, Liu Heng didn't look moved at all, but just asked, "What price did they give in the end?"

"The wartime consumption is increased by fifty percent, and the cultivation needs are promised for one year, and if you participate in the war, you will be divided into three states with us. Zhao Yi replied in the most concise way.

Liu Heng sat in the treasure car, pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "After all, Prince Chu has too many advantages, and his sincerity is lacking. ”

"As the old saying goes, a general who always wins, ends up defeating. Zhao Yi said with a smile: "In the previous battle for the crown prince, why did Prince Chu win the battle, but in the end he was defeated and lost, and now he understands his humble position." ”

The importance of this battle, Prince Chu will not fail to understand how important Liu Heng's choice is at this season, and Prince Chu must also know it. But looking at the price he gave, it really doesn't look like what a drowning person should look like, which shows that he doesn't know the pros and cons, but is simply too conceited.

It is true that as long as Liu Heng agrees to the promise, the conditions agreed to today will definitely be fulfilled by Prince Chu's side one by one, but these conditions are far from reaching the point where Liu Heng and others are tempted.

When he is about to drown, even the life-saving straw should be cherished, and in the situation of Liu Heng in the Prince of Chu, he will never be stingy with things outside his body, nor will he think about any worries about raising tigers, these are all things that should be pondered after the catastrophe.

However, Prince Chu was not like this, and forced Zong Mingdao to bargain and set a price that he thought was enough, so he didn't bother anymore. In the midst of the catastrophe, I am not willing to lower my body and do not put on the posture of asking for others, where is the sincerity?

Even if Zong Mingdao felt that something was wrong and bowed his head in every way when he left, where could this compare to real money?

So since seeing this side, Liu Heng's heart has been biased towards the side of the three kings.

When I went to the General Assembly Hall, it was not until late at night that a large number of people came out of the door one after another.

"The wartime consumption is shared equally by the two kings who ask for help, and only the attack time is unified, and each fights for itself, and the results of the battle depend on their ability. ”

After sending off the envoys of the three kings, a group of strategists gathered in the conference hall, which was brightly lit, and the table was full of spirit fruits for supper, and they put on a posture of talking all night.

After Zhao Yi finished saying the conditions given by the three kings, Liu Heng looked at the silent crowd, "What do you think?"

Everyone looked at each other, and one of the most recently devotive strategists was the first to speak, "It seems that the two kings are about to lose their hold." ”

Although it doesn't look obvious on the surface, all the people present are smart people, and from some clues, they can already feel the urgency of Prince Jing and Prince Li.

If it weren't urgent, Prince Jing and Prince Li would not have directly agreed to undertake the wartime attrition on the side of Decamejo City and Prince Yu, and they would only unify the time of the attack, not forcing the results of the attack, and not even putting forward any conditions for the results of the battle.

At first glance, this is much lower than the price given by Prince Chu, but things can't be seen that way.

Responding to Prince Chu, standing by means that he will not be able to participate in this feast, once which side wins, he will definitely become a behemoth in the battle for the crown prince, and the endless pressure should fall on Liu Heng's head. If you form an alliance with Prince Chu, you will gain a lot, but you also have to share the pressure with Prince Chu, and you will have to face the increasingly powerful Prince Chu in the future, if you want to do this, Liu Heng himself feels that the foundation of Ten Days City is a little thin.

Moreover, the battle for the crown prince has only just begun, and if it is in the position of opposing the prince of Chu early, it does not seem to be a good thing for the Ten Days City, which still needs to grow.

As for the price given by Prince Chu, it was just a trivial matter, and with the prestige of the big victory, the Prince of Chu's side would definitely get more than the Ten Days City.

On the other hand, on the side of the three kings, even if the prince of Chu is defeated, it will be a situation where the five kings will compete for power in the future, which is not much different from now, which is more beneficial to the Ten Days City. Not to mention the five kings who broke out of their prestige, there are still many dormant royal families in Daxia, and when they will burst into the edge, rather than becoming the target of the public like Prince Chu now, it is better to lie dormant in order to seek the long-term, which is more in line with Liu Heng's thoughts.

And if this battle is successful, the four kings will share the power of Prince Chu, and there will be people who will bear the wartime attrition, so it will not be a loss.

The doorway here can be seen clearly by many people here, so in the second half of the night, the strategists discussed it almost and came to a conclusion that satisfied Liu Heng.

"Since all the gentlemen are unanimous, then. Liu Heng looked at the strategists and took a deep breath, "Alliance, Fa Chu!"

Once the strategy is set, other details can be slowly discussed and implemented.

After that night, there didn't seem to be much change in Ten Days City, and Liu Heng still went to the big and small meeting halls as always, discussing the alliance with the Prince of Chu or the Three Kings, as if he had been wandering on both sides for a long time, and did not come up with a definite response.

But only three days have passed, and on the way back to the post station, Zong Mingdao's feeling that something is wrong in his heart is getting stronger and stronger, "Have you noticed, the attitude of Zhao Yi and the others has been a little abnormal since three days ago." ”

As soon as he mentioned it, Senior Brother Hu Yi nodded without hesitation and said: "Senior Brother doesn't say it, I want to say it, although they are very serious, I always feel like they are acting." For three days, only a dozen or so generals were able to discuss the cultivation resources they needed, which seemed to be a delay. ”

Zong Mingdao frowned and groaned, and turned to another junior disciple, Zhao Min, and asked, "The information from Yuezhou's side has been delivered in the last three days?"

Zhao Min nodded, his eyes flashed slightly: "Since three days ago, the conquest intensity of the four-way army in the Ten Days City has been decreasing, and there is a faint implication of shrinking and guarding, but the intensity of collecting grain, grass and military supplies has not changed, this is the information sent by the Yuezhou Anti-Jin Alliance, it must be true." ”

Zong Mingdao narrowed his eyes, "It seems that nine times out of ten, this surnamed Jin has already defected to the enemy! ”

After that, he asked Zhao Min again: "Originally, it was estimated that how many troops could this surnamed Jin deploy?"

Zhao Min said without hesitation: "Around 500,000! This was an estimate half a month ago, and recently its total strength has increased again, approaching 1.5 million, and if you do your best, you may be able to transfer 700,000!"

"700,000. Zong Mingdao let out an incomprehensible sigh, "It's not a new land, almost monopolizing a state, this force is really cheap, and if it continues to expand like this, it will soon catch up with us." ”

Zhao Min was optimistic, "After all, it is Yuezhou, the original right-lane army is not as good as the middle-lane army, the total number of Chen soldiers in Texas is about eight million, and Yuezhou is only three million." In other words, this surnamed Jin can get 2.8 million troops if he reaches the sky, which is comparable to us today, so why be afraid?"

"But now, it's really embattled. Zong Mingdao sighed again, and there was a hidden worry between his eyebrows, "There are 700,000 on the Yuezhou side, and 780,000 on the side of Prince Yu of Fengzhou, plus the nearly 2 million troops of Prince Jing and Prince Li, this is about 3.5 million, and it is besieged in four ways. ”

Zhao Min raised his eyebrows and said: "Senior brother, this battle is not something that can be won or lost by settling accounts, otherwise how can the surnamed Jin come out, he should have died in the previous battle under the city." Now our situation is quite similar to the one surnamed Jin before, we are united, but they are scattered. Besides, our situation is much better than that of the surnamed Jin at that time, they still have undestroyed enemies, just need to provoke and lure more, enough for them to take care of themselves, when the time comes, the prince will raise troops as soon as possible to take Prince Jing and Prince Li, and unify Dezhou, then the general trend has been decided. ”

Zong Mingdao rubbed his eyebrows, and it was difficult to dispel his sorrow after all, "Anyway, first inform the prince of the news, let them prepare early, and don't be caught off guard by these wolves." Besides, we will also plan and drag with them, but on the side of Prince Han of Huzhou, we should hurry up the contact, as well as the Anti-Jin Alliance in Yuezhou and the Zhengyu Alliance in Fengzhou, all lobby a lot, and we will not let go of any of them wherever we can do our best. ”

"Yes!"

Although they knew that the situation was not good, the two junior disciples were not depressed and agreed in unison.

Looking at the two junior disciples, Zong Ming Dao stretched out his eyebrows, and said angrily: "Such a critical situation is a good time for my disciples of the Zongheng family to make a name for themselves, success or failure depends on our ability, the two junior brothers, we must use our lives! Let's work together to make a name for ourselves, so that those people in the school who look down on us will be impressed!"

"Yes!"

The crisis did not make them afraid, but aroused the enthusiasm and fighting spirit of the three Zongheng family disciples.

They didn't show their faces in the open, and they still had a false relationship with Zhao Yi and others in Ten Days City, and secretly returned to the post station but were busy. In the days that followed, while collecting intelligence, they frequently discussed with the prince, and from time to time they "quietly" went out, secretly taking advantage of the geographical advantage, secretly contacting the Anti-Jin Alliance and the neighboring Prince of Huzhou, showing the vertical and horizontal way to the fullest.

On the other hand, the four parties of the secret alliance were also not idle, discussing the details intensively, agreeing on various articles of association of the alliance, and also trying to stealthily dispatch troops to their respective battlefields.

The shadow of the Great War quickly approached, looming over the old three states.